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A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry…A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie…
A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more clearly understand and make use of the worthy examples of the saints, recorded in divine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more cleerely vnderstand and make vse of the worthie examples of the saints, recorded in diuine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1615
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now behold what the Lord did when they did thus complain and cry 1out; he had compassion on them, and raised them up Judges, that should deliver them out of the hands of their oppressors and spoilers, and he did so, and was with them; and it repented him that he had so suffered them to be oppressed. He doth oft as he did to Ahab, pity sinners, when they smarting for their faults cry out of them: but he doth not receive them to mercy, except they truly forsake them; which I say for our instruction, that we may know that the Lord is easily to be entreated of us, waiting indeed our repentance. And when we do but give signs of disliking our sins for the time, 2he stayeth his heavy hand from pursuing us: what would he do, think we, if we came home to him with all our hearts? But so we must know on the other side, that he in so dealing with us, heapeth hot coals upon our 3heads, add maketh us unexcuseable, when we having such fair encouragement at his hands, shall yet keep a loof from him, and show unfaithfulness, when we have made covenants with him of amendment.
Now behold what the Lord did when they did thus complaine and cry 1out; he had compassion on them, and raised them vp Iudges, that should deliuer them out of the hands of their oppressors and spoilers, and he did so, and was with them; and it repented him that he had so suffered them to be oppressed. He doth oft as he did to Ahab, pitty sinners, when they smarting for their faults cry out of them: but he doth not receiue them to mercy, except they truly forsake them; which I say for our instruction, that wee may know that the Lord is easily to be entreated of vs, waiting indeed our repentance. And when we do but giue signes of disliking our sinnes for the time, 2he stayeth his heauie hand from pursuing vs: what would hee doe, thinke we, if we came home to him with all our hearts? But so we must know on the other side, that hee in so dealing with vs, heapeth hot coles vpon our 3